Niki & the Dove

Niki & the Dove are a Swedish indietronica duo from Stockholm, formed in February 2010. The group consists of Malin Dahlström (vocals and production) and Gustaf Karlöf (production), and are signed by TEN Music Group, licensed to Sub Pop and Mercury Records.^[1] On 5 December 2011, the BBC announced that the duo had been nominated for the BBC's Sound of 2012 poll,^[2] which they ultimately finished in fifth place.^[3]

Niki & the Dove
Niki & the Dove performing in 2012
Background information
Origin	Stockholm, Sweden
Genres	Futurepop indietronica alternative dance synthpop
Years active	2010–present
Labels	TEN Sub Pop Mercury
Members	Malin Dahlström Gustaf Karlöf
Website	nikiandthedove.com

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		SWE [4]	UK [5]
Instinct	Released: 14 May 2012 Label: TEN, Sub Pop, Mercury Formats: CD, LP, digital download	60	60
Everybody's Heart Is Broken Now	Released: 8 April 2016 Label: TEN Formats: CD, LP, digital download	—	—

EPs

Title	Details
The Drummer	Released: 13 October 2011 Label: Sub Pop, Mercury Format: Digital download
This Is the Music (with the Greys)	Released: 30 June 2023 Label: Amuseio Format: Digital download

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions						Album
		SWE [6]	EST Air. [7]	LAT Air. [8]	LTU Air. [9]	SVK Air. [10]	UK [11]
"The Fox"	2011	—	*			—	—	Instinct
"DJ, Ease My Mind"	2012	—				—	103
"Tomorrow"		—				—	—
"Somebody"		—				—	—
"Love to the Test"		—				—	—
"Play It on My Radio"	2015	—				—	—	Everybody's Heart Is Broken Now
"So Much It Hurts"	2016	—				—	—
"Coconut Kiss"	2017	—				—	—
"Sushi King"		—				—	—	Non-album singles
"Galvanize"	2021	—				—	—
"Gloria" (with the Greys)	2023	—	—	—	—	—	—	This Is the Music
"Police" (with the Greys)		—	—	—	—	—	—
"Lioness" (with Swedish House Mafia)	2024	87	31	1	15	63	—	Non-album single
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. "*" denotes the chart did not exist at that time.

Promotional singles

Title	Year	Album
"Mother Protect"	2012	Instinct

Music videos

Title	Year	References
"DJ, Ease My Mind (version one)	2010	[12]
"Under the Bridges"		[13]
"The Drummer"	2011	[14]
"Mother Protect"		[15]
"DJ, Ease My Mind" (version two)		[16]
"The Fox"	2012	[17]
"Tomorrow"		[18]
"Play It on My Radio"	2015	[19]
"So Much It Hurts"	2016	[20]

Tours

• NME Radar Tour (2011) (as supporting act)
• Hurts Tour (2011) (as supporting act)

Awards and nominations

Year	Organisation	Award	Result
2011	BBC Sound of 2012	Sound of 2012[2]	Fifth
2016	Electro Wow Music Blog	"So Much It Hurts" – Best Electro Pop Track of 2016	Winner